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2018 Football Roster

Jordan Ta'amu
Jordan Ta'amu
Ole Miss Football vs #1 Alabama on September 15th, 2018 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.Photo by Cameron Brooks/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Jordan Ta'amu vs. Kent State
Ole Miss Football vs #1 Alabama on September 15th, 2018 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Ole Miss Football vs Southern Illinois at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. on Sept. 8, 2018.Jordan Ta'amu, 10, QB, Pearl City, HawaiiPhoto by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
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Ta'amu, Jordan
Jordan Ta'amu
Jordan Ta'amu
Jordan Ta'amu
Jordan Ta'amu
Jordan Ta'amu
2018 Ole Miss Football

Photos by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Jersey Number 10

Jordan Ta'amu

  • Position:
    QB
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    2
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Pearl City, Hawaii
  • High School:
    Pearl City
  • Prev. College:
    New Mexico Military
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2019 NFL Combine Invitee
 • 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Watch List

CAREER (LETTERED: 2017-18): Broke all-time school record for 400-yard passing games (4) … Tied Chad Kelly’s Ole Miss record in 300-yard passing games (12) … Finished his career ranking sixth all-time with 5,600 career passing yards … Threw for 30 touchdowns, which ranks ninth in Ole Miss history.

2018 (SENIOR): Broke single-season school records for yards per attempt (9.37), 300-yard passing games (9) and 400-yard passing games (3) … Finished second all-time in passing yards (3918), total offense (2,260 yards), yards per completion (14.7), and passing efficiency (153.54) … Led the SEC in both passing yards per game and total offense … Ranked fifth in Rebel history in pass attempts (418) and completions (266) … Finished seventh in school history in completion percentage (63.64), eighth in touchdowns responsible for (25), and T-10th in touchdown passes (19) … Made his 2018 debut vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18) and recorded 336 passing yards on 22-32 completions and two TDs  ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Threw for career-high 448 yards and five touchdowns in win over the Salukis ... It was the third-best passing performance by a Rebel in school history ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Completed 7-of-22 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Finished the game 28-for-38 for 442 yards and two touchdowns through the air ... Tallied his fourth career rushing TD, first this season ... It was Ta'amu's second 400-yard passing effort of 2018 and the third in his career, more than any other quarterback in Ole Miss history ... Named to Pro Football Focus' SEC Team of the Week ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Completed 19-of-38 passes for 178 yards and one interception ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Played only one half and completed 21-of-24 passes for 374 yards and three touchdowns ... Rushed for 63 yards and two TDs ... His 437 yards of total offense were the ninth most in school history ... Helped set single-game school record in passing yards (517) ... Named CFPA Co-National Player of the Week ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Finished the game 26-of-35 for 387 yards and two touchdowns ... Rushed for a career-high 141 yards and one TD, just 37 yards shy of the single-game rushing record by an Ole Miss QB ... His 528 total yards is the second-most in school history, only behind Archie Manning 540 total yards against Alabama in 1969 ... It was the most fourth-most rushing yards by an Ole Miss quarterback and the most since 1979 ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Completed 27 of his career-high 46 pass attempts for 324 yards and one touchdown ... Also rushed a career-high 19 times for 43 yards ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Completed 31-of-46 passes for 379 yards ... Tallied a career-high 21 rush attempts for 66 yards ... His 445 total yards of offense rank eighth in program history in a single game ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Finished the game 22-of-35 for 373 yards and one touchdown ... at Vanderbilt (11/17/18): Set career highs in passing yards (457), completions (32) and attempts (52) ... It was his third 400-yard game of the season and fourth of his career, both school records ... His 467 yards of total offense rank sixth all-time in school history ... 84-yard TD pass in the second quarter was the longest pass of his career and third-longest pass in school history ... Was his sixth straight 300-yard game … Completed 8 of 17 passes for 87 yards in the 35-3 loss to Mississippi State in the Egg bowl …

2017 (JUNIOR): Played in eight games, starting at QB in the final five games of the season ... Ended the year 115-of-173 for 1,682 yards and 11 TD ... Threw for 365 yards or more in his first three career starts ... Became the only Ole Miss QB to ever throw for 350 yards or more in back-to-back SEC games ... Rushed for 165 yards and four TDs on 57 attempts ... Made his Rebel debut vs. UT Martin (9/9/17) ... Entered late vs. Vanderbilt (10/14/17), rushing three times for 32 yards ... Entered at QB in place of the injured Shea Patterson vs. LSU (10/21/17) and went 7-of-11 for 78 yards and 20 rushing yards ... Orchestrated a 9-play, 66-yard drive in the fourth quarter ... vs. Arkansas (10/28/17): Completed 20-of-30 passes for 368 yards, all career highs and the most passing yards ever by an Ole Miss QB making his first career start ... Also ran for 76 yards on nine carries and two scores ... His 444 yards of total offense were the fifth-most in a single game in Ole Miss history ... Hauled in a litany of awards at Kentucky (11/4/17): Manning Award Star of the Week, CFPA Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week, SEC Offensive Player fo the Week and Pro Football Focus SEC Team of the Week ... Became the only QB in Ole Miss history to throw for at least 750 yards over back-to-back SEC games after going 31-of-40 for 382 yards ... Set a single-game record by an Ole Miss QB with a minimum of 40 attempts with a completion percentage of 77.5 ... Connected on a career-long pass of 58 yards, and found the endzone four times, including the game-winning TD with five seconds to D.K. Metcalf ... vs. Louisiana (11/11/17): Threw for a career-high 418 yards and three TDs off 28 completions ... Also found the endzone twice on the ground, accounting for five total TDs ... Became only the second-ever QB in program history to throw for 350 or more yards in three straight games ... His 418 yards against the Ragin' Cajuns marked the sixth-best passing performance in school history ... Named a Manning Award Star of the Week following his performance ... Went 19-of-34 for 189 yards and two TDs against Texas A&M ... Also ran a career-high 14 times ... Led Ole Miss to an Egg Bowl victory at No. 14 Mississippi State (11/23/17) with 247 yards and two TDs, including two TD passes of 63 yards or longer in third quarter.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rated a 3-star prospect by Scout and ESPN ... Tabbed the No. 4 junior college dual-threat QB in the nation by ESPN ... Member of the Scout JUCO Top 100, listed as the No. 99 overall JUCO prospect in the country ... As a sophomore at NMMI, threw for 3,014 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 328 yards and seven touchdowns ... Ranked third in the NJCAA with 334.9 passing ypg and second nationally with his 32 passing TDs ... 2016 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Player of the Year, All-Region and All-SWJCFC.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Pearl City High School in Hawaii, named All-State and Division 2 Offensive Player of the Year while throwing for 1,779 yards with 29 TDs and only four interceptions ... Also rushed for 392 yards with two TDs ... Led Pearl City to the Hawaii D2 title games in 2013 and 2014 ... Coached in high school by Rob Kami.

PERSONAL: Son of Billy and Luisa Ta'amu-Perifanos ... Full name is Jordan Taalolo Ta'amu-Perifanos ... Born: Dec. 10, 1997 ... Criminal Justice major with an emphasis in Law Enforcement.